Todd Barton's Buchla Release "ausprobieren" Now Available

"This is a brief album of brief pieces. In literature I am drawn to short forms, especially those of Jorges Luis Borges and Italo Calvino. In poetry: haiku.

Here are thirteen short analog synthesizer explorations created over a three week period of experimenting with a small Buchla 200e Electric Music Box.

For those interested in the modules, here they are: 266e, 259e, 261e, 281e, 292e, 291e, 285e, 206e, 222e

All the vignettes are self-generating patches. All the etudes are layered, mixed and manipulated from various self-generating pieces using Logic Express and various echo, delay and reverb plug-ins, mainly SoundToys and 2C-Aether.
The Buchla 200e is an amazingly deep, complex, and sensitive instrument. These little experiments are only my personal glimpse into the Buchla universe.

To hear other uses and sonic revelations in the world of the Buchla 200e please search the internet for works by Richard Lainhart, Alessandro Cortini, Giorgio Sancristoforo, Charles Cohen, Don Hassler, Joe Pascarell, and of course Don and Ezra Buchla to name just a few.

Enjoy!
tOdD BaRtOn
Ausprobieren: German for 'to try it out' or 'to experiment'
© todd barton 2010
website: www.toddbarton.com email: bartonmusic@mac.com"

Weird Wednesdays: Session 3

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"Joe Pascarell's Buchala 200e's (2!)"

Buchla uncertainty

Buchla uncertainty from Joe Pascarell on Vimeo.

"i did this when i first got the 200e. The stages of the 250e are being selected by the random voltages from the 266e. The tip of the sonic iceberg that is the 200e and the lovely uncertainty that Don so thoughtfully provided us! The old SFTMC 100 is helping out ."

Remember, search is your friend:
Joe Pascarell

Buchla 222e

Buchla 222e from Joe Pascarell on Vimeo.

"A very simple application of one of the 222e's rings. (you can use up to two simultaneously) Left-right is 285e shift. Up-down is selecting red or green tables on the 259e. Very basic. More exotic applications to come!"

Buchla ring mod riff

Buchla ring mod riff from Joe Pascarell on Vimeo.
"a variation of the filter mod patch. all audio from the 200e but going through the 111 ring modulator. the 123 is choosing pitches of the 261 principle and mod. oscs."

A Little Melody

A Little Melody from Joe Pascarell on Vimeo.
"more buchla/genoqs ... a simple little melody ..."

Buchla 200e Filtermod

Buchla 200e Filtermod from Joe Pascarell on Vimeo.
"a little riff coming from the Buchlas. the 291e is sequencing along with the 250e. 7 steps against 5. the 144 is modulating the 291e filter , the 158 is the the sound you hear. the touch plate is changing the pitch of the 158. enjoy."

Buchla 200e , 100 and Genoqs Octopus

Buchla 200e , 100 and Genoqs Octopus from Joe Pascarell on Vimeo.
"The awesome Genoqs Octopus sequencer controlling the even more awesome Buchla 200e and 100 modular synth. Sorry about the crappy audio .... i'll upload more after i figure out how to make the audio better. I couldn't resist putting this up."

It's definitely a Buchla day...